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Thursday, June 13, Year II

The San Diego Padres are here to play 4 games through the weekend. They just swept Seattle in 3 games at home. We are 5-1 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games the last time they were in the Skydome, April 15-17. Mike Nackley just pitched yesterday, so it appears that we will miss him this series. The Padres are 4th in the PCL in scoring with 4.23 runs per game (Portland is 8th with 3.76). They are tied for 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.86 per game (Portland is still #1, barely, with 3.08).

San Diego Padres (37-28 .568 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (39-24 .619 in 1st place in the PCL West)

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner grounds out to 2nd. Mark Saylor grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Roger Rojas lines a hit to right. Butch Nelson lines a hit to center. Lee Dukes draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Manny Rivera grounds out to 1st, 3-1!
Bottom of the First:
Bob Draper grounds a hit up the middle. Dave Lesley grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Omar Flores swings at the first pitch and flies out down the right field line. Jeff Austin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short.
Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Lute Campbell singles to left and P Paul Jones bunts him to 2nd. Hal Baumgardner walks on 4 pitches and then Make Saylor lines a hit to left and Campbell scores. 1 to 0, Padres. Roger Rojas grounds out to 2nd.
Top of the Seventh:
Mike Fahy leads off with a double to right center, goes to 3rd on a wild pitch and scores on a hit by Lute Campbell. 2 to 0, Padres. P Paul Jones bunts Campbell to 2nd. Hal Baumgardner walks on 4 pitches. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Chapman (27-R). A wild pitch sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Mark Saylor strikes out. 2 outs. Roger Rojas grounds a hit to center, scoring Campbell. 3 to 0, Padres. Butch Nelson strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a single. C Tod Schreck (31-R) strikes out. 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. PH Woody Griesbach (24-R) grounds a single to left. Bob Draper doubles to right center and Schottler scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. New Pitcher: Don Hook (31-R), their closer. 14 SV and a 2.20 ERA. Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 10 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 9 hits and made no errors

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner grounds out to 2nd. Ernesto Najarro grounds a double over the bag at 1st. Roger Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Najarro moves to 3rd. David Shropshire grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit past the third baseman. With Bob Draper up, Bouvet steals 2nd on a 1-0 pitch. Draper lines a 3-1 pitch to left for a hit and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Omar Flores grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jeff Austin grounds a hit up the middle. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 4 to 0, Beavers!! Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Jeff Schottler swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.
Bottom of the Second:
Dennis Webb leads off with a double to left. With 2 outs, Bob Draper doubles down the left field line and Webb scores! 5 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Bob Martz (24-R), a rookie beginning his second inning of work. Bob Draper leads off with a single and Omar Flores doubles to left. Jeff Austin triples to left center! 7 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds one to 1st, but Ernesto Najarro boots it and Austin scores. 8 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Jeff Schottler strikes out. Dennis Webb singles to center. P Dave Shoemake gets plunked to load the bases up with 2 outs. Paul Bouvet lines one to center and Hall Baumgardner races back and gloves the ball, but drops it for a 2 base error! 10 to 0, Beavers! Bob Draper, who led off this inning, takes a 4 pitch walk to load the bases back up. Omar Flores flies out to deep right.

Won - 10 to 1

Mike Fahy hit a 9th inning home run to spoil Shoemake's shutout.

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Morgan Wilson (L 3-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.

RF Bob Draper continued his hot start to his Major League career with 2 hits, including a double. He drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 4th home run of the season and had 4 RBI. C Dennis Webb went 4 for 4 with a double and scored 2 runs.

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Saturday, June 15, Year II

Today is the trading deadline and the Baltimore Orioles have offered us a decent second baseman for P Angel Gaspar. Why they think we need a second baseman is beyond me. We are not going to make any more trades this season.

The Padres made a trade with Cleveland, acquiring RP Oscar Soto (30-R) for a mediocre catching prospect. Soto has a 3.18 ERA in 28.1 IP.

San Diego Padres (38-29 .567 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (40-25 .615 in 1st place in the PCL West)

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner flies out to deep right. Ernesto Najarro draws a walk. Roger Rojas draws a walk... David Shropshire strikes out. Mike Fahy grounds a hit to right a Najarro scores. 1 to 0, Padres. Rick Haynes singles to right and Rojas scores without a throw... 2 to 0, Padres. Lee Dukes grounds out to short.
Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet leads off with a triple to right! His seventh triple already as a Beaver in his 30th game! At least 3 of them have been leading off the game. Omar Flores flies out to right, but Bouvet holds up.... Ah! I see.... He knew their was going to be a wild pitch! 2 to 1, Padres. Bob Draper swings at a 3-0 pitch (frown) and beats out an infield hit. Jeff Austin strikes out. Tony Casarez up and Draper steals his first base as a Major Leaguer. Casarez strikes out.
Bottom of the Third:
P Angel Gaspar reaches on an error by 2B Roger Rojas, Paul Bouvet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and Omar Flores singles to load the bases up with no outs. Bob Draper, hotter than hot, pops out to short, of course.... Jeff Austin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...
Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler singes, steals 2nd and scores on a hit by Eddie Thomas to tie the game at 2 apiece!

Top of the Sixth:
David Shropshire leads off with a home run to right. 3 to 2, Padres.
Bottom of the Seventh:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a double to right center. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Schottler goes to 3rd. PH Tom Borden (30-L) draws a walk. Paul Bouvet lines out to left and Schottler beats the throw home to tie the game at 3! Omar Flores up and Borden steals 2nd! Flores grounds a hit to center and Flores heads home....the throw is late! 4 to 3, Beavers! Flores goes to 2nd on the play. Bob Draper doubles down the right field line and Flores scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! Draper has had a hit every time up, except when he popped out to short with the bases loaded and nobody out. New Pitcher: Danny Gilmore (29-R). 1.71 ERA. Jeff Austin grounds a hit past the shortstop and Draper scores without a throw! 6 to 3, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Won - 6 to 3

We had 12 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 5 hits and made 1 error

It is the first time that we have reached double figures in hits in 4 straight games this season. Our longest streak last season was 5 games.

Javier Reyna (L 6-5) went 6.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

2B Paul Bouvet hit a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Bob Draper had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs. He has finally gotten his batting average over .200! In his last 8 games, he has 12 hits (.414)! PH Tom Borden drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run.

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner works the count full and then grounds out to short. Ernesto Najarro flies out to deep right. Roger Rojas grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Omar Flores lines a hit to left. Dave Lesley up and Flores heads to 2nd on the first pitch and gets thrown out. Lesley loops a hit into short right center. Bob Draper up and Lesley tries to steal on the first pitch and gets thrown out... That is his first attempted steal as a Beaver and hopefully his last... 2 hits by our first two hitters and the bases are empty.... Bob Draper homers to right! 1 to 0, Beavers! Why did we run ourselves out of a pair of runs? Full count to Jeff Austin and he belts the payoff pitch 420 feet to center for a home run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Gordon Saunderson flies out to shallow left.

Top of the Third:
Lute Campbell leads off with a hit and gets bunted to 2nd by P Don Polcha. Hal Baumgardner singles to center and Campbell heads home, but Jeff Schottler throws him out!
Bottom of the Third:
Omar Flores leads off with a hit and steals 2nd successfully this time and then goes to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Dave Lesley. Bob Draper then homers to right again!!! 4 to 0, Beavers!
Top of the Fourth:
Roger Rojas leads off with a single and goes to 3rd on a hit by Otis Smith. David Shropshire strikes out. Manny Rivera strikes out. John Pauley strikes out!!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jeff Schottler and Phil Parker start us off with a pair of singles, but Eddie Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Schottler goes to 3rd. P Frank Martin draws a walk and then Omar Flores beats out an infield hit and Schottler scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Don Polcha packing... New Pitcher: Bob Martz (24-R). Dave Lesley grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Eddie Thomas leads off with a hit, goes to 2nd on a bunt by P Frank Martin, to 3rd on a ground out by Omar Flores and scores when 3B Manny Rivera makes a throwing error on Dave Lesley's ground ball. 6 to 0, Beavers.

Won - 7 to 2

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 11 hits and made 1 error

Don Polcha (L 7-4) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs, 1 walk and struck out no one.

3B Omar Flores had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Dave Lesley had 2 hits and an RBI. RF Bob Draper hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit his 9th home run of the season. C Phil Parker had 3 hits.

For the Padres, CF Hal Baumgardner had 3 hits with a triple and an RBI. SS Lute Campbell had 3 hits with a double and scored both of their runs.

June 11 - 2B Gary Olson (27-R) of Minnesota had 4 hits with a double and a home run and 4 RBI at Kansas City, but the Twins lost, 8 to 7. Olson's 2 errors did not help the cause.
June 12 - Steve Byrd (33-R) of Kansas City pitched a 3 hits shutout at home versus Minnesota. He did not walk a batter and struck out 3. He is now 4-5 with a 5.09 ERA and 1 SV. The Royals won, 7 to 0.
June 12 - 2B Pablo Mateo (24-R) of Chicago hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI at home versus Cleveland. The Cubs won, 10 to 3.
June 13 - Greg Shupe (26-L) of Philadelphia pitched a 1 hit shutout at Boston. He walked 4 and struck out 7. The hit was a 1 out single in the 2nd inning. He retired the final 21 batters in a row. It was only the 2nd Major League start of his career. He is now 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA. The Phillies won, 12 to 0.
June 16 - LF Ricky Eden (34-R) of New York hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Giants won, 8 to 3.
June 16 - 1B Tim Vigen (27-L) of St. Louis only had 1 hit, but it was a Grand Slam in the top of the 11th inning at Pittsburgh. He had 5 RBI. The Cardinals won, 8 to 4, in 11 innings.

Random Fact of Week: The Washington Senators had the worst record in Baseball last year (64-98 .395 37 GB). They started this season off 2-7 (.222). Since then, they are 45-13 (.776)!! They have played very well in close games: 16-3 (.842) in 1 run games and 5-1 (.833) in extra innings. But they are 2nd in scoring in the NL and 1st in fewest runs allowed, so it is not being done with smoke and mirrors.

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Tuesday, June 18, Year II

The San Francisco Seals are in Portland to play a 3 game series. They won 3 of 4 at home against Seattle over the weekend. They have won 7 of their last 9. We are 3-0 against them so far this year. This is their first trip to the Skydome. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.72 runs per game (Portland is #8 with 3.90). They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.87 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.03).

San Francisco Seals (37-32 .536 6 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (42-25 .627 in 1st place in the PCL West)

Top of the First:
Dan Fortino draws a walk... Clint Graham lines a hit to center and Fortino beats the throw to 3rd. Chris Greenwald swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play as Fortino scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Marcos Barron pops out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Dave Lesley grounds out to short. Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to center. Jeff Austin grounds a hit to left. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to left and Jeff Austin follows with a home run! 2 to 1, Beavers!
Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marcos Barron homers to left to tie the game, 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, P Don Panighetti grounds a hit to center, but Griesbach gets thrown out at the plate by CF Dan Fortino...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Tony Casarez leads off with a home run to left center! 3 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Gary Halbert ties the game at 3 with a home run to left... They have only 3 hits.
Bottom of the Seventh:
PH Eddie Thomas (26-R) leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a hit to center by Paul Bouvet. Dave Lesley up and Bouvet steals 2nd on the first pitch thrown to him. They bring the infield in and Lesley lines a hit to right and both runners score!! 5 to 3, Beavers! That sends P Rex Wooley to the showers. New Pitcher: Gus Hanauer (29-R). 1.83 ERA. PH Omar Flores (21-L) fouls out to the catcher. Jeff Austin strikes out. Tony Casarez strikes out.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lee Redden (29-R). 4.94 ERA. Jeff Schottler leads off with a walk. With 1 out, PH Bob Draper (23-L) doubles to left center. Eddie Thomas up and Redden throws a wild pitch and Schottler scores! 6 to 3, Beavers! Thomas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Paul Bouvet grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Draper scores. 7 to 3, Beavers. Dave Lesley beats out an infield hit. LF Tom Borden (30-L), who came on in a double switch last inning, grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Won - 7 to 3

We had 11 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 4 hits and made no errors

Rex Wooley (L 0-2) went 6+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out no one.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. SS/3B Dave Lesley had 2 hits and 2 RBI. 3B Larry Sinchak had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season and 2 RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 5th home run. PH Bob Draper hit a double and scored a run, but I ended his 7 game RBI streak. PH/SS Eddie Thomas drew 2 walks and scored a run.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 21,599
Top of the First:
Dan Fortino swings at the first pitch of the game and pops one foul down the left field line, but Tony Casarez drops the ball for an error... Given another chance, Fortino strikes out! Clint Graham doubles to center, but hurts himself sliding into 2nd. Pinch-runner: Dave DiMeglio (29-L), though I am not certain he can legally be called a 'runner'. Chris Greenwald doubles to right center, and runner or not, DiMeglio scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Marcos Barron pops out to 2nd. 2 outs. Gary Halbert lines a 3-2 pitch to left and Greenwald scores without a throw. 2 to 0, Seals. Ron Chestnut lines one hard and deep to left, but Tony Casarez manages to run it down.

Bottom of the First:
Bill Giffin (24-R) is in to play 2nd. Paul Bouvet lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit. Omar Flores up and Bouvet steals 2nd on a 1-0 pitch. Flores strikes out looking. Bob Draper grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bouvet moves over to 3rd. Jeff Austin pops out to 2nd.
Bottom of the Second:
Tony Casarez leads off with a grounder up the middle for a hit and Dave Lesley follows with a home run to left!! Tie game: 2 to 2. With 2 outs, P Bob Grigg grounds a single to left and Paul Bouvet doubles to left center, but Grigg only makes it to 3rd and Omar Flores strikes out looking again...
Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin draws a walk, steals 2nd and 3rd, but dies there...
Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Dennis Webb triples to left center, but does not score...
Bottom of the Fifth:
Omar Flores leads off by striking out looking for the third straight time today...
Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). With 1 out, Bill Giffin draws a walk and Chris Greenwald homers to left... 4 to 2, Seals.
Bottom of the Eighth:
Omar Flores is looking at pitches again, but this time they are all balls. Bob Draper singles to left. Jeff Austin pops out to 2nd. New Pitcher: Jesse Adcock (29-L), their closer. 3-7 with 19 SV and a 3.16 ERA. Tony Casarez is pulled down and PH Jeff Schottler (25-R) is sent up. He lines out to center. 2 outs. Dave Lesley up and a wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Lesley flies out to left...
Bottom of the Ninth:
Woody Griesbach leads off by blooping a hit to right. PH Eddie Thomas (26-R) squibs one in front of the plate and they get the force at 2nd, 2-4. PH Larry Sinchak (31-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. 2 outs. Paul Bouvet grounds out to short....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 3 errors
San Francisco had 7 hits and made no errors

Top of the First:
Dan Fortino strikes out looking on three pitches! Ron Chestnut takes the count full, but swings and misses the payoff pitch! Gary Halbert swings at an 0-2 pitch and grounds out to short. 1-2-3!
Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds a hit to right. Omar Flores grounds a hit to center. Bob Draper walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Last time we found ourselves in this situation, we did not score a run... Jeff Austin swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines a hit to left and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds one to 2nd, but they only get a force at 2nd, thanks to a hard slide by Jeff Austin, and Flores scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! Austin is hurt on the play, but Pepe says he is okay and can stay in the game. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and flies out to left, but Draper holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Jeff Schottler grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin bloops a hit over the second baseman's head and then steals 2nd. Tony Casarez hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 0, Beavers!
Top of the Fourth:
After retiring the first 11 batters of the game, P Angel Gaspar walks Gary Halbert with 2 outs, but strikes out Chris Greenwald!

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Bill Giffin gets the first hit of the game for the Seals, a home run to right... 4 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Sixth:
P Angel Gaspar strikes out the side in order!

Top of the Eighth:
Javy Vasquez leads off with a double to center and scores on a couple of ground outs. 4 to 2, Beavers.
Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lee Redden (29-R). 5.25 ERA. Tony Casarez leads off with a walk and Dave Lesley doubles to right center. They walk Jeff Schottler intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Dennis Webb strikes out... PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) grounds into a 4-2-3 double play...no runs...can you break a hand that is already broken?...I think I may have...

Won - 4 to 2

We had 11 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 2 hits and made no errors

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, stole his 20th base of the season, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 6th home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. He has 3 HR in his last 5 starts. SS Dave Lesley hit a double.

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Friday, June 21, Year II

The Seattle Rainiers have come to the Skydome to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 2 of 3 in Los Angeles and have lost 11 of their last 13. We are 3-1 against them so far and this is their first trip to Portland. They are 6th in scoring in the PCL with 3.93 runs per game (Portland is up to 7th with 3.91). Seattle is 2nd to last in BA (.238), but leads the PCL in HR (75). They are dead last in fewest runs allowed with 4.89 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.03).

Seattle Rainiers (25-46 .352 19.5 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (44-26 .629 in 1st place in the PCL West)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 27,026
Top of the First:
Bob Dillon flies out to right. John Haynes flies out to center. Jim Rier lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson beats out an infield hit. Paul Blaine flies out to left!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet strikes out looking.... a 9.68 ERA and he strikes out looking... Omar Flores beats out an infield hit. Bob Draper grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jeff Austin lines a 3-2 pitch to right and Draper easily makes it to 3rd. Tony Casarez flies out to right.
Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to right. Dennis Webb beats out an infield hit. P Frank Martin bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Paul Bouvet, who struck out looking his first time up, has a chance to do better... He does... Home run to left!! 3 to 0, Beavers!
Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Terry Singer doubles to right center. With 2 outs, P Ken Morrison grounds one to short and Dave Lesley throws it away for a 2 base error and Singer scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. That is Lesley's second error of the game... Are we going to have to go back to Eddie Thomas and his .188 batting average?
Bottom of the Fifth:
Paul Bouvet leads off with a hit and Omar Flores bunts him to 2nd. Bob Draper then homers to right center! 5 to 1, Beavers! P Ken Morrison is yanked. New Pitcher: Darryl Haynes (34-L). 2.89 ERA in 53 IP. With 2 outs, Tony Casarez lines a hit to center. Dave Lesley flies out to deep left.
Top of the Sixth:
John Haynes takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With a 4 run lead, you do NOT walk batters! Jim Rier lines a 3-2 pitch to center and Haynes, running on the pitch, goes to 3rd. The Bullpen is up. What is wrong with Frank Martin? Yet another full count to Randy Hobson, but he swings and missed the payoff pitch! Paul Blaine flies out to right and Haynes holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Martin is already at 99 pitches. Pedro de Jesus lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Haynes scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Frank Martin calls out the trainer, who escorts him back to the clubhouse.... New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). Eddie Thomas (26-R) comes in to play short in a double switch. Terry Singer swings at the first pitch and lines out to 1st!
Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Mike Aaberg (24-R), beginning his second inning of work. With 1 out, Jeff Schottler singles and C Phil Parker (28-S) draws a walk. After Eddie Thomas strikes out, they change pitchers: Hank Schneider (30-R). Paul Bouvet triples to right and 2 runs score! 7 to 2, Beavers! That is his eighth triple as a Beaver and tenth overall this season and we still have a ways to go before we reach the halfway point! Omar Flores grounds out to short.

Won - 7 to 3

We had 13 hits and made 3 errors
Seattle had 7 hits and made no errors

Ken Morrison (L 2-4) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.

2B Paul Bouvet had 3 hits with a triple and his 4th home run as a Beaver, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. RF Bob Draper hit his 4th home run and had 2 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. C Dennis Webb went 2 for 2 and scored a run. C Phil Parker walked in his only PA and scored a run. SS Eddie Thomas went 1 for 2.

Pepe says Frank Martin has pulled his hamstring and will be out 4 to 5 weeks.... That puts our top 2 starters on the DL...and neither due back for 5 weeks...

Alexander walked more than he struck out in the minors this season before being called up. Christy the PA has me rigged up with a special pair of gloves that protect my knuckles while allowing me to write so that I will not hurt myself too bad when we fail to score off this bum....

Shoemake has had 3 starts. 2 were complete games where he only allowed 1 total run, but the other was a stinker. The stinker was against Seattle...

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 28,062
Top of the First:
Bob Dillon lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson up and Dillon takes off for 2nd on the first pitch and gets thrown out by C Tod Schreck! Hobson swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. Full count to Mark Fenik and he flies out to right!
Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet pops out to 1st. Dave Lesley doubles down the left field line. Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to right and Lesley stops at 3rd. The first pitch to Jeff Austin is a wild one and Lesley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Sinchak stops at 3rd. 1-1 pitch to Tony Casarez and Austin breaks for 2nd, but they have a pitchout on and he is out. 2 down. The count runs full to Casarez and he swings at the payoff pitch and grounds a hit to right and Sinchak scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Schottler flies out to center.

Bottom of the Second:
Woody Griesbach leads off with a hit, goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and 3rd on a hit by Tod Schreck. Yes, that is not a misprint; a hit by Tod Schreck. His fourth of the season. P Dave Shoemake bunts Schreck to 2nd. Paul Bouvet walks on 4 pitches. An intentional unintentional walk, I think. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and everyone moves up a base and Griesbach scores. 3 to 0, Beavers! Larry Sinchak swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Schreck scores his first run of the year! 4 to 0, Beavers. 2 outs. Jeff Austin flies out to deep center.
Bottom of the Third:
Tony Casarez leads off with a double to right. Jeff Schottler lines a single to center and Casarez stops at 3rd. Woody Griesbach doubles down the left field line and Casarez scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Jim Alexander to the showers. New Pitcher: Darryl Haynes (34-L), who threw 23 pitches yesterday. 2.80 ERA. Tod Schreck strikes out. P Dave Shoemake grounds out to short and Schottler scores. 6 to 0, Beavers! Paul Bouvet triples down the right field line and Griesbach scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Another triple by Bouvet! Dave Lesley up and a wild pitch scores Bouvet! 8 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
P Darryl Haynes strikes out the side in order, but injures himself.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Counting his time with Philadelphia, he now has 11 triples on the season, 9 with the Beavers. No other batter in Baseball has more than 6 (Perry Templet). SS Dave Lesley had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits. LF Tony Casarez had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Woody Griesbach had 3 hits with a double, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. PH/C Dennis Webb hit a double.

For Seattle, CF Jim Perkins had 3 hits with his 12th home run and 2 RBI.

Seattle announced that P Darryl Haynes had a mild abdominal strain that should bother him for 5 days or so.

Simoneaux is their #1 starter. These two pitchers faced off in Seattle on June 8 and we won, 4 to 0. Panighetti threw a 3 hit shutout. Simoneaux pitched well, giving us 2 runs in 6 innings on 5 hits and no walks.

Top of the First:
Bob Dillon lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson grounds out to short and Dillon goes to 2nd. Miguel Favela flies out to deep center. Mark Fenik swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left!
Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds a hit past the shortstop. On the first pitch to Omar Flores, Bouvet steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd... Flores flies out to left. Bob Draper grounds out to 1st, unassisted.
Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach grounds a hit to left. P Don Panighetti tries to bunt, but can't make contact. With 2 strikes, he swings away and doubles to the right field corner and Griesbach scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Paul Bouvet and Omar Flores both ground out, though.
Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach hits a home run to left center! 2 to 0, Beavers!
Bottom of the Seventh:
Dave Lesley leads off with a home run to left! 3 to 0, Beavers! Simoneaux had only allowed 4 home runs all season, pitching half his games in the Kingdome, and we have 2 today!

Won - 3 to 0

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 4 hits and made no errors

Don Panighetti (W 5-3) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 this, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.

Dennis Simoneaux (L 6-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits and stole a base. SS/3B Dave Lesley hit his 4th home run of the season. LF/RF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits with his 5th home run and scored 2 runs.

June 18 - Nick Robertson (27-R) of Denver pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Minnesota. He walked 3 and struck out 5. He is now 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 7 starts. The Bears won, 3 to 0.
June 18 - RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L) of New York had 4 hits with a triple and 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBI at home versus Washington. The Giants won, 14 to 6.
June 19 - Pete McKendrick (27-R) of Oakland pitched a 4 hits shutout at home versus San Diego. He walked 4 and struck out 7. It was his 3rd Major League start and first win. Ge is now 1-2 with a 2.91 ERA. The Oaks won, 4 to 0.
June 19 - 3B/1B Steve Merritt (26-L) of Brooklyn had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Baltimore. The Dodgers won, 10 to 3.
June 19 - Cleveland lost SP Pete Gatton (27-R) for a full calendar year to torn labrum. He was 0-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 9 starts. Last year, he was 17-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 29 starts.
June 21 - Ray Bankston (31-L) of Milwaukee pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Kansas City. He walked 1 and struck out 9. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-4 with a 3.60 ERA in 17 starts. The Brewers won, 5 to 0.
June 21 - Vern Oberman (29-L) of St. Louis pitched a 2 hits shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 4 and struck out 4. He beaned a batter.
It is his second shutout of the season. He is now 8-4 with a 2.45 ERA in 17 starts. The Cardinals won, 2 to 0.
June 22 - 3B Damien Carr (28-L) of Detroit hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Chicago. The Tigers won, 9 to 5.
June 23 - Andy Byers (33-R) of Boston pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus New York. He walked 1 and struck out 1. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-7 with a 3.63 ERA. He was 19-4 with a 2.97 ERA last year.
June 23 - LF Glenn Brazell (30-L) of Cincinnati had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 5 RBI at Pittsburgh. The Reds won, 7 to 5.
June 23 - In the 2nd game of a double header at St. Louis, Cleveland won, 11 to 9. RF Jonah Sivertson (24-L) only hit 2 singles, but scored a run and had 5 RBI. For the Cardinals, 2B Joe Froelich (23-R) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. The Cardinals won the 1st game, 8 to 2.

Random Fact of Week: Paul Bouvet is hitting .404 in June with 15 extra base hits in 21 games. 15 R and 23 RBI out of the leadoff spot. 7 triples! June is OUR month! 18-4!

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